Best Thai Coconut Soup Tom Kha Gai Recipes

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP (TOM KHA GAI)

Steps:

• Bring chicken stock or water to the boil, add galangal, lemon grass, kafir lime leaves, coriander stalks and boil for 5 minutes until fragrant.
• Add chicken breast to the soup, boil for another 5 minutes until cooked.
• Add a pinch of sugar, coconut milk, chillis, cherry tomatoes and mushroom. Bring the soup to the boil again.
• Take off the heat. Season with lime juice and fish sauce. Add coriander leaves and spring onions.

THAI COCONUT CHICKEN SOUP (TOM KHA GAI)

Steps:

• Gently simmer all but last 5 ingredients for 30 minutes.
• Add chicken and mushrooms and simmer for another 5 minutes.
• Add noodles, bok choi, cilantro.
• Let stand 5 minutes.

THAI COCONUT SOUP (TOM KHA GAI)

Steps:

• Dice one green onion and set aside for garnish. Place remaining whole green onions in a soup pot. Chop 1/2 of the cilantro for garnish; add remaining cilantro stems to the soup pot.
• Add water, chicken breast and thigh meat, and ginger to the pot with green onions and cilantro; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove chicken and set aside. Remove and discard green onions, cilantro, and ginger.
• Add tom yum paste along with straw mushrooms and bamboo shoots, liquid and all. Return to a boil.
• Add chicken back to the pot along with coconut cream and fish sauce. Simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.

THAI COCONUT GINGER SOUP OR TOM KHA GAI

Steps:

• Combine coconut milk, water, lemongrass, fish sauce, lime juice, ginger and sugar in a large pot and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
• Add chile paste, stock, mushrooms and chicken, simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove lemongrass and ginger before serving and garnish with cilantro.

TOM KHA GAI (THAI CHICKEN SOUP WITH COCONUT MILK)

Steps:

• Heat the stock. Score the lime leaves to help release their flavor. Cut the lemongrass into eight 2-inch pieces (crush with a pot to release their flavor). Slice the galangal (or ginger) into thin strips. Half the chili peppers (crush to release flavor). Add all above ingredients along with fish sauce and juice of one lime to the stock. Bring to a boil. Let boil for 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove the lemongrass pieces, lime leaves, galangal, and peppers, as these are for flavor and not for eating (unless you really want to!) They can be left in the stock if you are cautious to avoid them when dining. Slice the chicken into thin, 2 inch long strips. Add to stock along with coconut milk and mushrooms. Bring back to a boil, then lower to a simmer. Simmer until chicken is thoroughly cooked. Serve with Cilantro.

THAI CHICKEN COCONUT SOUP (TOM KHA GAI)

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine coconut milk, broth, ginger, and lemongrass and bring to boil over high heat. Add chicken, mushrooms, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, and chili paste. Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is firm and opaque, 5 to 10 minutes. Discard lemongrass. Garnish servings with basil and cilantro.